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virile
virile is a 6-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Having the nature, properties, or qualities, of an adult man; characteristic of developed manhood; hence, masterful; forceful; specifically, capable of begetting; -- opposed to womanly, feminine, and puerile; as, virile age, virile power, virile organs. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 11 · 4 senses
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- 1adjective
Having the nature, properties, or qualities, of an adult man; characteristic of developed manhood; hence, masterful; forceful; specifically, capable of begetting; -- opposed to womanly, feminine, and puerile; as, virile age, virile power, virile organs.
- 2adjective
characteristic of a man
"a deep male voice"
"manly sports"
- 3adjective
(of a male) capable of copulation
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- 4adjective
characterized by energy and vigor
"a virile and ever stronger free society"
"a new and virile leadership"
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